Deputy Idaho Attorney General Jessica Lorello was named to the Idaho Court of Appeals today, to complete the term of retired Judge John Melanson on the state’s second-highest court. Gov. Butch Otter made the appointment from among four finalists recommended for the post by the...
The Moscow City Council is renaming the second Monday in October as "Indigenous People's Day" instead of Columbus Day. The council approved the change Monday in a 5-to-1 vote, making it the first city in Idaho to rename the holiday...
Idaho has reported its first flu-related death of the season, with a northern Idaho man over the age of 50 succumbing to influenza. “The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is warning residents that the flu season appears to have arrived early this year, with…
A northern Idaho senator says he stands by his comments after law enforcement video showed the Republican lawmaker in a confrontation at the Latah County Fair. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported Tuesday that it had obtained bodycam video from the Latah County Sheriff's Department showing Sen. Dan Foreman of Viola in a heated exchange...
Congress failed to reauthorize a program last week that gives children from lower-income families a lifeline to medical care: The Children’s Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, expired Saturday. Now there’s a scramble, both in Congress and in the states, over how to maintain the coverage...
Boise State University officials say a water main break caused massive flooding to stream through a main artery on the campus and trapped a fire engine inside a sinkhole. According to the university, a water main broke Monday evening near the Student Union Building. A fire engine responded, but got stuck in the sinkhole...
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